Slavia’s chairman “concedes” title to Plzeň after 1:0 win for latter
extends perfect run to 13 victories in 13 this term; Plzeň also top ice
hockey Extraliga; and Vrabcová Nývltová achieves personal best in New
York Marathon.

Plzeň have taken the maximum 39 points so far and opened up a
jaw-dropping 13-point lead on the rest of the pack after overcoming
defending champions Slavia Prague in West Bohemia on Sunday.

Despite a number of chances for the hosts the game looked to be heading
for a draw until Daniel Kolář, who had decided victory over Sparta
Prague
three weeks earlier, produced a classy 20-metre finish on 79 minutes to
give Plzeň a 1:0 win and preserve their perfect record.

Speaking after the game, captain Kolář said beating Slavia was
particularly satisfying.

“Of course we appreciate it. Slavia have great resources,
financially
and in terms of players. They’re very ambitious and we’re glad we
could
show them we have ambitions of our own. But regardless of the size of your
opponent, every win is important and means a lot to us.”

Following the weekend’s results, Olomouc – who drew 1:1 with Bohemians
1905 – are second on 26 points and Slavia are third on 25. The
latter’s
chairman Jaroslav Tvrdík on Sunday congratulated Viktoria Plzeň on their
victory “and the championship”, adding that Slavia had to look at
where
it had to gone wrong for the titleholders.

Plzeň head Extraliga after drubbing of Pardubice

Pardubice - Plzeň, photo: CTK
It’s a good time to be a Plzeň sports fan as the city’s club are also
currently first in the domestic ice hockey Extraliga. Plzeň beat
Pardubice
4:0 in their 19th outing of the season on Sunday and are level on points
with Kometa Brno, who overcame Jihlava 2:0.

Vrabcová Nývltová comes seventh with personal best in NYC marathon

Eva Vrabcová Nývltová put in a powerful performance in the New York
City Marathon on Sunday, finishing seventh in a personal best time of
2:29:41. That result was 15 seconds faster than her finish at the World
Athletics Championships in London and was only the second time in her
career that the Czech had beaten the 2 hours 30 minutes barrier.

“Everybody warned me that I shouldn’t expect a good time here,
that I
would probably finish five minutes outside my personal record. So I am
very
surprised. What’s more, the start was very slow, so I’m all the more
grateful to have done so well. I’ve proved that I can accelerate toward
the end – now I need to accelerate at the beginning too!”